After exiting the secret passage, there is a mountain forest in front of you. There are lush vegetation, tangled old vines, and century-old trees everywhere. Canopies cover the sky, and each root grows extremely high, competing for the few rays of sunlight above your head.
Su Tan'er said that this is the back mountain of Yinghu Mountain. The mountain is steep and steep, and few people come here. Unless they are looking for those exotic flowers and plants that grow inaccessible, usually even the Orion woodcutter would not set foot here, and the nearest mountain village would not
Thirty miles away, the water pirates would never have imagined that they would dock here to climb mountains.
Li Luo raised his head and looked at the dizzying strange peaks and rocks hanging upside down. Xu Baoshi had said earlier that Yinghu Mountain has a radius of 800 miles, and it would not be difficult to hide 300,000 people. Now it seems that it is not difficult to hide 300,000 people, let alone 300,000 people.
Thousands or even half a million people are hiding in the mountains, and they still need to be found. If there is no one to lead the way, and only the three thousand soldiers alone, I don't know how long it will take to find the grass bandits in the mountains.
"Miss Su, where is the village that is closest to here and that you think is the most reliable and will not take refuge in water bandits?"
This location is on the east side of Yinghu Mountain, and most of the cottage villages are at the southwest foot of Yinghu Mountain. The terrain there is relatively flat and there are some cultivated fields. 80% of the villages in Yinghu Mountain are gathered along the lake, and her Sujiazhai is also there.
Sujiazhai is one of the largest large villages in Yinghu Mountain. There are thousands of people in the village. There are nine small villages attached to Sujiazhai. The total number of villages in the villages is at least four to five thousand people. Li Luo secretly thought to himself
After calculation, if Xu Baoshi said it was too small, there must be more than 10,000 Tujia people in Yinghu Mountain. Su Tan'er wanted to say that her Sujiazhai was the most reliable, but she hadn't been back for several years.
Water bandits are raging, and there are bound to be weaklings in the village. Those who seek refuge with the water bandits will only expose the whereabouts of the prince and Shepherd Wolf to the bandits on the mountain.
She thought for a while and pointed in the south direction: "Your Majesty, in that direction, there is a small village a hundred miles away called Falcon Village. There are less than a hundred households. One of my cousins married into that village. There
It's relatively remote and the mountains are steep, so I don't think water pirates would go there often."
"Is this elder of yours trustworthy?"
"Well, my cousin's parents died in her early years. It was my grandfather who raised her up. She even hugged me when I was a child. When she got married, she was very prosperous. She always thought about my grandfather's kindness. Later, when my grandfather passed away, she would miss her every year.
They all come to the village to visit my parents. My cousin is also a loyal person and they will not harm me."
"Okay, let's go there!" Li Luo had no doubts and sent an order to the soldiers to march to Falcon Village.
It took a long time to walk on the Baili Mountain Road. At dawn and in the afternoon, everyone arrived near the Falcon Village that Su Tan'er had mentioned. Under the dense forest on the hillside, Li Luo raised his hand to press down a branch and quietly
Looking at the small village in the valley, Su Tan'er stood next to him and panted slightly, with shock and disbelief in her eyes. She originally thought that she was born and raised in Yinghu Mountain, and that she could get into the water and get up.
Mountain cavalry is not very good, but once you enter the mountain, it is like a big fish entering the sea. You have to walk slower to take care of the prince and his soldiers. Soon, she found that she was wrong. They were walking very fast.
And she was able to move with ease. By dawn, she was already short of breath, and her husband was half-supported by the prince, otherwise he would have been too exhausted to walk. She was also tired during the last part of the journey, but he didn't rest.
The plan was for the princess to take her through the final journey.
Ning Tai sat on the ground and couldn't help but breathe heavily. He didn't look like the Ning family master at all. Su Tan'er looked pitiful and reached out to wipe the sweat from his forehead. He stabilized his heartbeat and tried to keep his voice as calm as possible.
: "Your Majesty, the family that grows vegetables in the yard is my cousin-in-law's family."
Li Luo groaned and looked down from the hillside. There were indeed people coming in and out of the yard occasionally, but there was a sense of gloom and desolation. There were no chickens crowing, no dogs barking, and no cattle or horses bleating after they were hungry.
There was no sound of children playing and laughing, and the whole village was filled with a depressing silence, which made people feel very unhappy.
It's already noon, but no smoke rises from the kitchen. Don't the people in Falcon Village eat?
"Miss Su, have you ever been to Falcon Village? Apart from your cousin, does anyone else in the village recognize you?"
"I've been there a few times, and my cousin's relatives have seen me. Others probably don't recognize me, but they may know me. After all, Sujiazhai is quite famous at the foot of Yinghu Mountain."
"Have Mr. Ning been here before?"
"He? No." Su Tan'er looked confused, not knowing what Li Luo wanted to do.
"Then does your cousin recognize Mr. Ning?"
"I don't know." Su Tan'er turned to look at Ning Tai, "Last time we got married, it happened to be a heavy rain and the road out of the mountain was washed away. My cousin couldn't come. She even cried when she came over later. She said it was
You didn’t see me getting married in person.”
"If this is the case, Miss Su and Mr. Ning, I will be offended."
The two people looked at him in astonishment, wondering where the offending words came from. Li Luo and Yan Yili said, "Please Miss Su, take me down the mountain. I want to meet this elder of yours. It is related to Yinghu Mountain."
I have to ask her about it. If anyone asks, Miss Su will temporarily say that I am Mr. Ning, which will damage Miss Su's reputation. Please forgive me."
Ning Tai didn't say anything, it was just a temporary measure, and he didn't really want to do anything to Tan'er. Su Tan'er naturally understood, but suddenly she felt a little strange in her heart. It was definitely not about being disloyal to Ning Tai, it was just her heartbeat.
It was obvious that she was a little excited, her pretty face was red, and she was a little embarrassed.
"It's not yet the end of the day. I'll spend half a day waiting for the sky to turn black and white. I can do it sooner rather than later."
Su Tan'er glanced at Ning Tai, and Ning Tai nodded slightly, indicating that it was okay. Su Tan'er panicked and said with a guilty conscience: "Okay, I'll take you there."
Gu Lianglei didn't say anything to stop it. The foot of the mountain was just an ordinary village, there would be no danger, and if something changed, it wouldn't take too long to get from here to the foot of the mountain.
Li Luo turned around, and saw that three thousand armored knights were hidden under the dense forest a few feet away behind them. The lush vegetation in the forest covered their figures, and they were silent. If they hadn't walked through the forest,
The passing breeze gently lifted a few leaves, revealing the true appearance of the Jingqi hidden behind the tree. Looking from outside the forest, no one could notice that such a ghost soldier was hidden here.
The armored knights seemed to have blended into the forest. You couldn't see anything out of the ordinary without looking at it, but you knew they were standing quietly behind you, motionless. That feeling was like a light on your back. It wasn't just him,
Everyone in the venue was numb, and even their voices were much softer.